Ukraine declares Russian naval attaché persona non grata

The diplomat is expected to leave Ukraine shortly

KIEV, May 01 /ITAR-TASS/. Ukrainian authorities have declared the naval attaché of the Russian embassy in Ukraine a persona non grata in connection with his professional activity, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s department for information policies said Wednesday.

“Ukraine’s Security Service detained the diplomat April 30 on the spot of his espionage action as a result of a successful counter-intelligence operation,” the Ukrainian media said quoting the press service.